Minnesota Administrative Rules

4731.4414 TRAINING; EXPERIENCED RADIATION SAFETY OFFICER, TELETHERAPY OR MEDICAL PHYSICIST, AUTHORIZED USER, AND NUCLEAR PHARMACIST.

A.

An individual identified as a radiation safety officer, a teletherapy or medical physicist, or a nuclear pharmacist on a license issued by the NRC or an agreement state; a permit issued by an NRC or agreement state broad scope licensee; a master material license permit; or a permit issued by a master material license permittee of broad scope before January 14, 2019, need not comply with the training requirements under parts 4731.4411, 4731.4412, or 4731.4413, respectively, except a radiation safety officer or authorized medical physicist identified in this item must meet the training requirements in part 4731.4411, subpart 1, item A, subitem (2), or 4731.4412, subpart 1, item A, subitem (2), as appropriate, for any material or uses for which they were not authorized prior to this date.

B.

An individual certified by the American Board of Health Physics in Comprehensive Health Physics; American Board of Radiology; American Board of Nuclear Medicine; American Board of Science in Nuclear Medicine; Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties in Nuclear Pharmacy; American Board of Medical Physics in radiation oncology physics; Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in nuclear medicine; American Osteopathic Board of Radiology; or American Osteopathic Board of Nuclear Medicine before October 24, 2005, need not comply with the training requirements of part 4731.4411 to be identified as a radiation safety officer or as an associate radiation safety officer on a commission or an agreement state license or commission master material license permit for those materials and uses that these individuals performed before October 24, 2005.

C.

An individual certified by the American Board of Radiology in therapeutic radiological physics, roentgen ray and gamma ray physics, x-ray and radium physics, or radiological physics, or certified by the American Board of Medical Physics in radiation oncology physics before October 24, 2005, need not comply with the training requirements for an authorized medical physicist in part 4731.4412 for those materials and uses that these individuals performed before October 24, 2005.

D.

Physicians, dentists, or podiatrists identified as authorized users for the medical use of radioactive material on a license issued by the NRC or an agreement state; a permit issued by an NRC master material licensee; a permit issued by an NRC or agreement state broad scope licensee; or a permit issued by an NRC master material license broad scope permittee before January 14, 2019, who perform only those medical uses for which they were authorized on that date, need not comply with the training requirements of parts 4731.4432 to 4731.4479.

E.

Physicians, dentists, or podiatrists not identified as authorized users for the medical use of radioactive material on a license issued by the NRC or an agreement state, a permit issued by an NRC master material licensee, a permit issued by an NRC or agreement state broad scope licensee, or a permit issued by an NRC master material license broad scope permittee before October 24, 2005, need not comply with the training requirements of parts 4731.4432 to 4731.4479 for those materials and uses that these individuals performed before October 24, 2005, as follows:

(1)

for uses authorized under part 4731.4432 or 4731.4434, or oral administration of sodium iodide I-131 requiring a written directive for imaging and localization purposes, a physician who was certified before October 24, 2005, in nuclear medicine by the American Board of Nuclear Medicine, diagnostic radiology by the American Board of Radiology, diagnostic radiology or radiology by the American Osteopathic Board of Radiology, nuclear medicine by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, or the American Osteopathic Board of Nuclear Medicine in nuclear medicine;

(2)

for uses authorized under part 4731.4440, a physician who was certified before October 24, 2005, by the American Board of Nuclear Medicine; the American Board of Radiology in radiology, therapeutic radiology, or radiation oncology; nuclear medicine by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada; or the American Osteopathic Board of Radiology after 1984;

(3)

for uses authorized under part 4731.4450 or 4731.4463, a physician who was certified before October 24, 2005, in radiology, therapeutic radiology, or radiation oncology by the American Board of Radiology; radiation oncology by the American Osteopathic Board of Radiology; radiology, with specialization in radiotherapy, as a British "Fellow of the Faculty of Radiology" or "Fellow of the Royal College of Radiology"; or therapeutic radiology by the Canadian Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons; and

(4)

for uses authorized under part 4731.4460, a physician who was certified before October 24, 2005, in radiology, diagnostic radiology, therapeutic radiology, or radiation oncology by the American Board of Radiology; nuclear medicine by the American Board of Nuclear Medicine; diagnostic radiology or radiology by the American Osteopathic Board of Radiology; or nuclear medicine by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

F.

Individuals who need not comply with training requirements described in this part may serve as preceptors for, and supervisors of, applicants seeking authorization on licenses issued under this chapter for the same uses for which these individuals are authorized.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 144.1202; 144.1203

History:

29 SR 755; 32 SR 831; 36 SR 74; 46 SR 791

Published Electronically:

May 26, 2022